Straight talk for husbands and partners—communication, date nights, money, intimacy, and navigating real-world marriage.
Let’s be clear on this; I hate posts that have a novel before you can get to the recipe, but for these, well, they deserve a quick introduction. (It’s cool if you don’t want to read this mess, hence the button above.) No-Bake Cookies are a standard around here. Chocolate no-bake cookies are the first…
To manscape, or not to manscape? Seriously, what’s the answer to this? I know a lot of people will say manscape! But as someone who is, I admit; hairy, that’s not always the easiest thing. If I trim or shave any general area of my body, then it just looks out of sorts compared to…
At my wife’s last prenatal visit, something was said by the doctor and a nurse that struck me. They said that I was a great guy for still being at every doctor’s appointment, despite the fact that I’m regulated to the parking lot because of COVID-19 protocols. I’m sorry, but guys, what are you doing?…
What happened to welcoming a baby into the world and having that celebration of life being enough of a gift and reward? When did a happy, healthy baby become not the primary hope of the parents? What the hell is a ‘push present‘ and when did it become a “thing”? I admit I’ve been out…
Ladies and gentlemen, I feel that we can all agree that ‘pregnancy brain’ is a real phenomenon that afflicts nearly all pregnant women in some fashion. Forgetting to turn off the oven, misplacing keys, placing their wallet in the freezer. It happens, and no matter how prepared you are for it, the heartbreak is still…
Guys, if you want to score some brownie points, then do yourself a favor and buy her a maternity/pregnancy pillow. Understand; this is a failsafe plan. You cannot go wrong here, even if the expectant mother says she has no interest in one, ignore her, she’s wrong. The American Pregnancy Association actually advises pregnant women…
So, let’s just start this out with a come-clean moment; I. AM. BALD. We’re not talking a Dwayne Johnson “it’s a choice” bald; we’re talking Patrick Stuart, horseshoe bald (with a tiny little unicorn island upfront). For years, I simply kept my hair buzzed pretty close to the scalp, using a beard trimmer like once…